Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

The price Of silver in New York yester
day was 94X.
, Mr.. Colston is fixing the drains and put
ting in new pipe at the Court House.
The Butte Turn Verein holds q special
business meeting at Turner Hall this even.
ing.
The First Montana Rifles are to be mus
tered in this evening by mastering Officer
Sullivan.
The Fourth of July meeting tonight at
Renshaw Hall ought to be attended by
every one.
Captain Shepherd was in his element
yesterday afternoon drilling the boy brig.
ade in the School House yard.
The charity ball in aid of the Orphans
Home is set for this evening. Be sure and
buy a ticket even if you don't attend.
The colored population wal increased
yesterday by the advent of q son to the
wife of Maurice Ward, who lives in Dublin
Gulch.
In order to get into the new telephone
directory to be issued the first of next
month intending subscribers should hurry
up n send their order in without delay.
The streets have been put in fair condi-
tion by tho force at work on them, and a
couple of alleys to be attended to this
morning will complete the job for the time
being.
Mr.. James r. Wade, OF the Brooklyn
Market, has been confined to his room for
the past ten days with q severe attack OF
pneumonia. His many friends hope for
his speedy recovery.
The cable railroad projectors are quietly
going ahead with the contract, Mr.. Willard
Bennett, the active promoter and mana
ger. being in the city perfecting the surveys
and making contracts for the work.
Casey & Brophy, the leading grocers in
the city, received five car loads of goods
this week. They are doing a splendid
business, their receipts having averaged
over three car loads a week for several
months past.
A curiosity is on exhibition at Newkirk's
in the shape of a pair of antlers with the
unusual number of thirty-eight tines. 1t
is finely mounted by the well known taxi
dermists, Wettick Bros, of Livingston, M.
T.
The ore that George w. Irvine brought
back from the Big Lost river district, Ida
no, turns out upon assay to be lOw-grade.
He is thinking OF making a trip there again
in company with some friends with the in
~tention OF buying an interest in some good
prospect.
The Public Library and Reading Room
will be formally opened on Friday evening.
A short literary and musical entertain
ment will be given. Ice cream will be fur
nished at twenty-five cents per dish. but
each person presenting a book to the
library will be entitled to q ticket for re-.
freshments.
The following officers were elected by the
First Montana Rifles at their meeting at
the City hall last evening: Fred Loeber, |
captain; j. F. Stoecker. first lieutenant;
Chris Weiderman, second lieutenant; =
Mueller, first sergeant; Fred Jeilke, second
sergeant. Two more sergeants and four
.corporals were chosen whose names could
not be ascertained.
Messrs. Casey e Brophy, the enterprising
Main street merchants. received yesterday |
four carloads of staple and fancy grocer
les. When it is learned that this is not
an unusual shipment to them once or
q week it serves as d pointer to show
the amount Of business done in Butte.
There are other large grocery firms in the
city which receive a like amount OF goods
week.
In honor of the Fourth of July meeting
this evening at Renshaw Hall the Emmett
Guard will form at the head OF Main street
in full uniform; b%onfires will be lighted
the line of march; fireworks will be
displayed by Fred Richie, Abe Heyman
and the Bee Hive; there will be a bonfire in
front of Renshaw Hall and the American
eagle will scream itself hoarse and flap it's
wings till the feathers fly inside the hall.
Be on hand early.